LacquerStash vs Gloss
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LacquerStash
Organize your nail polish collection with this comprehensive app. Track your manicures, create custom lists, and discover community inspiration. Manage your stash, from untried polishes to logged usage, all in one place.
- Build and track nail polish stash
- Log manicures and usage
- Create custom lists
- Random polish picker
- Discover community manicures
- Super-fast search with filters
- Add private notes and reviews
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The nail polish organizer app you always wanted! LacquerStash is built for you, a nail polish addict who currently uses 5 different tools to do basic management of your nail polish collection or 1 incomplete tool, thereby settling for "good enough". That changes, today, with LacquerStash! Everything you need, for free: > No ads > Build your stash > Track your manis > Create custom lists > Add private polishes > Destash marketplace > Random polish picker > Browse 26,000+ polishes > Discover community manis > Super-fast search with filters > Wishlist ↔ Destash matching > Private notes & public reviews > Add polishes not in the database > Set your own photo for each polish > Track untrieds, log usage & purchases > Take inspiration from community manis Download LacquerStash and start organizing today! The app is free to download. LacquerStash includes: • Access to all features • Add up to 5 manis • Track up to 50 polishes LacquerStash Pro includes: • Access to all features • Unlimited manis • Unlimited polish tracking Note: The app doesn't involve buying/selling any of the polishes shown. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Gloss
Catalog and track your makeup and nail polish collection. Mark items as owned, wishlisted, or worn, and add photos, notes, and purchase details. Scan barcodes or use color matching to add products quickly.
- Catalog makeup and nail polish
- Track owned, wishlisted, worn items
- Add photos, notes, purchase details
- Barcode scanning for product lookup
- Color matching for lips and nails
- Seasonal color advice
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Gloss-ary is your personal makeup and nail polish collection tracker — everything stays on your device. Catalog and track products across nails, lips, complexion, cheeks, brows, and eyes, including multi-pan palettes. Mark items owned, wishlisted, or worn, rate your favorites, and keep photos, notes, purchase details, and wear history for each one. Scan a barcode to look up and add a product in seconds, or use Try & Match to photograph your nails or lips, sample the exact color, and find your closest catalog shades. Get seasonal color advice based on your skin's undertone to help you pick colors that work for you. Track up to 5 products free, with unlimited catalog browsing, search, and color advice always included. Go Premium for unlimited tracking. Your collection stays private and on your device — nothing is uploaded unless you choose to share a wishlist.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gloss at none against LacquerStash's 10. Gloss also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). LacquerStash's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (55 vs 1). On price, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. LacquerStash sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Gloss asks for nothing beyond the download.
Gloss holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LacquerStash has 55 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
LacquerStash ships an update every 2 weeks, Gloss every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LacquerStash | Gloss |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (55 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 55 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rohan Taneja | Aiutomate LLC |
Customer experience
LacquerStash
Gloss
In-app purchases
LacquerStash
- LacquerStash Pro (Weekly)$1.997 Days
- LacquerStash Pro (Monthly)$1.991 Month
- LacquerStash Pro (Monthly)$2.991 Month
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- LacquerStash Pro (Monthly)$3.991 Month
- LacquerStash Pro (Yearly)$19.991 Year
- LacquerStash Pro (Yearly)2 variants$29.991 Year
- LacquerStash Pro (Yearly)$39.991 Year
- LacquerStash Pro (Yearly)$49.991 Year
- LacquerStash Pro (Lifetime)$69.99
Gloss
No in-app purchases
